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who lives in baltimore has been charged with attempted murder, assault and a weapons charge. he is accused of critically woomding 20-year-old michael campbell. campbell was not a student but he was on campus visiting a relative. police say witnesses were able to identify the suspect. he is also wanted a drug charges. >> to presidential politics. now president obama is in new york for a night of politics and late night tv taping while mitt romney mass moved into damage control mode. a tape was secretly released last night. >> reporter: mitt romney went to salt lake city but the focus was on his florida fund-raiser in may that was secretly tamed. romney said there the 47% of americans who pay no federal income tax feel they're victims. >> who believe that they're entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. that it is an entitlement and the government should give it to them. >> reporter: he said they won't take personal responsibility. >> so my job is not to worry about those. they should take personal responsibility. >> republicans like msnbc's joe scarborough
who lives in baltimore has been charged with attempted murder, assault and a weapons charge. he is accused of critically woomding 20-year-old michael campbell. campbell was not a student but he was on campus visiting a relative. police say witnesses were able to identify the suspect. he is also wanted a drug charges. >> to presidential politics. now president obama is in new york for a night of politics and late night tv taping while mitt romney mass moved into damage control mode. a tape...
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virginia beach, williamsburg, rehobbing on the and baltimore on the list there. that is where folks will be heading back from this afternoon. if you are traveling, tucker has been talking about the wet weather so head out early. over to you. thank you. >>> a bach getting a firsthand account of the raid that killed osama bin laden hits stores tomorrow. no easy day was written by a former navy seal who took part in that raid. it was originally going to be released on september 11th but re-orders and extensive buzz prompted the earlier release. meantime, the author, matt bissonnette who wrote under the name of marcoen, could be facing legal trouble over what is revealed in the book though on friday, his attorney said he did not violate any agreements. >>> disabled veterans and soldiers transitioning back from the war front have some unique opportunities this month to learn about job openings. these are specific to the tease area and include on the job shadowing at places like the fbi and clark construction to name a few. now, to learn more more about this, go tothe
virginia beach, williamsburg, rehobbing on the and baltimore on the list there. that is where folks will be heading back from this afternoon. if you are traveling, tucker has been talking about the wet weather so head out early. over to you. thank you. >>> a bach getting a firsthand account of the raid that killed osama bin laden hits stores tomorrow. no easy day was written by a former navy seal who took part in that raid. it was originally going to be released on september 11th but...
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current temperature, 61 at d.c. 59 at baltimore. 55degrees at winchester. so for today, here is your day planner. by midday, 74 degrees and no shortage of sunshine as we head for a high of 78. >> all right. it will be beautiful. >> it is. >> it looks great. thank you. >>> time now to say hello to julie wright. are we okay with the weather? i'm ready to go to miami if you are? >> not yet. >> i'm ready for you. i fit comfortably in the overhead bin. >> two for one. i'm all about it. >> we have major tie-ups to report early this morning. the crew in sky fox there, a multiple vehicle accident just south of 410 in riverdale has traffic squeezing by to right. traffic coming southbound as beginning to slow back at the capital beltway if not before headed down towards the accident scene. your better bet is to bail out, pick up 50, uses that as the workaround as you guys continue past bridge hospital. we'll update the ride swr. this is where we had problems in virginia. overnight construction still in place scheduled to be cleared around 6:00 so we're keeping an eye
current temperature, 61 at d.c. 59 at baltimore. 55degrees at winchester. so for today, here is your day planner. by midday, 74 degrees and no shortage of sunshine as we head for a high of 78. >> all right. it will be beautiful. >> it is. >> it looks great. thank you. >>> time now to say hello to julie wright. are we okay with the weather? i'm ready to go to miami if you are? >> not yet. >> i'm ready for you. i fit comfortably in the overhead bin. >>...
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that flash-flood warning for baltimore and baltimore city will run until 7:45 p.m. they've picked up several inches of rain in some spots. all the rain and thunderstorms to the west and southwest of us courtesy of what was hurricane isaac. temperatures right now, 83 degrees. that's cooled off just a little bit. continue key was 85, and the heat index today has been a little bit warmer than that with all of those real real high humidity levels. there's the forecast for this evening. keep an umbrella handy. there will be spotty showers and thunderstorms right on through the evening hours. spotty overnight tonight. do it again for the next few days. full forecast -- >> see you in a few. >>> the weather held out long enough for people in good faithersburg to enjoy the labor day parade. it featured antique and fancy cars, engines, marching. the young and the young at heart got into the spirit. they got a chance to see a man dressed as uncle sam walking on stilts. >>> still ahead the heir to a multibillion dollar company charged with a police officer's death. >>> and a fa
that flash-flood warning for baltimore and baltimore city will run until 7:45 p.m. they've picked up several inches of rain in some spots. all the rain and thunderstorms to the west and southwest of us courtesy of what was hurricane isaac. temperatures right now, 83 degrees. that's cooled off just a little bit. continue key was 85, and the heat index today has been a little bit warmer than that with all of those real real high humidity levels. there's the forecast for this evening. keep an...
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. >>> football fans and family members today morning the loss of former baltimore ravens owner art modell. the team said he died at johns hopkins hospital where he was admitted yesterday for unknown reasons. there is no word on the cause of his death. modell was an nfl owner for four decades and considered one of the most influential people in the league and moved from brown to -- the browns to baltimore and changeed the name to the ravens in 1986. he was 87. >>> new details about the wild animal that attacked a woman in northern virginia. the rabid nutri britt jenkins an 83-year-old woman as she was swimming in lake barcross in fairfax county. initial reports indicate the beaver bit the woman but it was a nurse -- nutria, a rodent- like animal that looks similar to a beaver. she was taken to the hospital for treatment. >>> and taking a live look outside. we have seen some rain and some clouds throughout the day and that is not as hot, although it was muggy. gary, it's muggy out there. >> and very muggy, especially since we ended up with the showers that moved through this morning and you
. >>> football fans and family members today morning the loss of former baltimore ravens owner art modell. the team said he died at johns hopkins hospital where he was admitted yesterday for unknown reasons. there is no word on the cause of his death. modell was an nfl owner for four decades and considered one of the most influential people in the league and moved from brown to -- the browns to baltimore and changeed the name to the ravens in 1986. he was 87. >>> new details...
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the big story is the baltimore- washington parkway. delays stacking up from 197 out of laurel all the way to 410 where we have a crash this morning that's cleared but over an hour commute from out of laurel to riverdale. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic.." >>> thank you. a check of this morning's top stories. a community meeting is being held tonight to discuss the unsolved murder of a maryland teenager. 17-year-old amber stanley was killed in her sleep last month at her home in kettering. there is nothing in her background to indicate someone wanted her dead. police will address any concerns about the case at the kettering community center on chesterton drive beginning at 7 p.m. >>> clean-up continues in parts of the region from saturday's severe weather today. one of the hardest-hit areas, reston especially along south shore road. about a half dozen cars and seven homes were damaged in that neighborhood alone. nearly everyone who lost power though has it back this morning. >>> meantime local power companies are still dea
the big story is the baltimore- washington parkway. delays stacking up from 197 out of laurel all the way to 410 where we have a crash this morning that's cleared but over an hour commute from out of laurel to riverdale. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic.." >>> thank you. a check of this morning's top stories. a community meeting is being held tonight to discuss the unsolved murder of a maryland teenager. 17-year-old amber stanley was killed in her sleep last...
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we're live in baltimore, karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >> karen, quickly. this is just for the utility companies, it is not open for the public to come in and voice their opinions, right? >> reporter: the public service commission has been out in the territories of the utilities talking to the public. they did that in august. they are hearing now only from the utilities. and all of the ones from the immediate region. we expect -- we will hear from pepco tonight or first thing in the morning. >> karen gray houston, reporting live from baltimore. thank you, karen. >>> the weather has been so nice. i hate to say it, but i guess at some point we have to talk about the possibility of rain. >> oh, it is great to see the kids out at soccer practice there. we have a minor blip tomorrow with a -- maybe a sprinkle or spotty shower. certainly an increase in clouds but the weekend looks good. >> that's awesome. >> next week it might be unsetted and maybe feature significant rain for some parts of the country. will the mid-atlantic be part of that? a couple of computer
we're live in baltimore, karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >> karen, quickly. this is just for the utility companies, it is not open for the public to come in and voice their opinions, right? >> reporter: the public service commission has been out in the territories of the utilities talking to the public. they did that in august. they are hearing now only from the utilities. and all of the ones from the immediate region. we expect -- we will hear from pepco tonight or first thing in...
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somebody shot 53-year-old peter marbet outside his home in baltimore. he worked as a contractor with nih at the website clinicaltrials.gov and taught at the university of maryland. >>> d.c. is not alone in storm cleanup. heavy rain pelted the mid-atlantic and northeast in parts of pennsylvania, delaware, and new jersey. some will deal with the rain through the morning commute. this morning many homeowners along millers island in baltimore county are dealing with the aftermath of flooding. waves of high water from the chesapeake bay came crashing over the sea wall into backyards. some saw a foot of water rise up into their yards and streets. much of that water receded late in the evening. >>> a maryland woman is thankful she wasn't hurt after a huge tree fell and barely missed her. danella was in the bathroom and had that tree crash through her bedroom in weatherly. as investigators tried to cut the tree down, the porch collapses. no one got hurt. >> i'm very, very blessed. not lucky, but blessed. the tree missed me by six inches. >>> the family says the
somebody shot 53-year-old peter marbet outside his home in baltimore. he worked as a contractor with nih at the website clinicaltrials.gov and taught at the university of maryland. >>> d.c. is not alone in storm cleanup. heavy rain pelted the mid-atlantic and northeast in parts of pennsylvania, delaware, and new jersey. some will deal with the rain through the morning commute. this morning many homeowners along millers island in baltimore county are dealing with the aftermath of...
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as we start off this morning, current temperatures, 66 at reagan national, 64 baltimore, 67 at annapolis, 64 fredericksburg, 61 degrees at winchester, 63 at dulles, and 59 degrees at frederick. so a pretty refreshing start to your day. a lot cooler than it has been over the course of the past couple of weeks or so. no shortage of sunshine in my forecast today. by midday 74 degrees. you will have to deal with some winds today. they will be pushing in from the northwest and we'll get a little bit gusty by this afternoon picking up to at least 25 miles per hour. so be prepared for that. but overall, we are not doing too badly and we're talking a high today of 78 degrees. back to you. >>> our big story this morning, you couldn't have scripted it any better for robert griffin iii. the 21-year-old lived up to the hype and threw for two touchdowns and ran for 42 yards. >> fellow rookie alfred morris led the ground attack with two touchdowns. the redskins won 40- 32. >> we could have scored a few more points but nothing is ever perfect. so you know there were some passes i wish i had back. there
as we start off this morning, current temperatures, 66 at reagan national, 64 baltimore, 67 at annapolis, 64 fredericksburg, 61 degrees at winchester, 63 at dulles, and 59 degrees at frederick. so a pretty refreshing start to your day. a lot cooler than it has been over the course of the past couple of weeks or so. no shortage of sunshine in my forecast today. by midday 74 degrees. you will have to deal with some winds today. they will be pushing in from the northwest and we'll get a little bit...
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let's head up to bw parkway as well as i-95 in maryland, clear between the baltimore beltway and the capitol beltway. i'll give you a live look if you're taking 95 at 216, nice and clear north and southbound. connecting to the beltway is not an issue. if you're traveling on the beltway in prince george's county, lanes are open. from i-95 to route 50, you're at 64 miles an hour. etty fast. that will take drivers right now about nine minutes. i'm back in ten. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> 5:13. 62 degrees. ahead on "news 4 today," how business with a nightclub got a former redskin arrested. >>> 8:00 a.m. that's when the iphone 5 comes out in the u.s. for those in australia, they have already gotten their hands on those hot new phones. this is video from outside a store in sydney. apple booked more than 2 million preorders of the phone, double the first day sales of the iphone 4s. that means iphone fans are camped out, waiting where they've been all night. news 4's tony tull is live outside the apple store in georgetown. are people sleeping in an alley? or is that on the street?
let's head up to bw parkway as well as i-95 in maryland, clear between the baltimore beltway and the capitol beltway. i'll give you a live look if you're taking 95 at 216, nice and clear north and southbound. connecting to the beltway is not an issue. if you're traveling on the beltway in prince george's county, lanes are open. from i-95 to route 50, you're at 64 miles an hour. etty fast. that will take drivers right now about nine minutes. i'm back in ten. aaron and eun, back over to you....
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. >> a baltimore county teenager shot on the first day of school is home from the hospital. daniel was shot in the back and police say fellow students fired at random in the cafeteria. he is charged as an adult. >>> new details tonight in last month's deadly shooting at the temple in wisconsin. police released dash cam video of the shooting rampage, showing the courageous action of the officer who helped stop that gunman. here's more. >> oak creek police officers rush to the sick temple august 5, where a gunman just shot and killed six people. from another squad camera, you can see what happens moments before he got there. the gunman just fired 15 shots into brian murphy, who lay wounded on the ground. page was closing in on murphy. then, linda distracted him. page fired at linda's squad. the squad windshield exploded. the bullet hit the driver side headrest. fortunately, linda had just gotten out of the squad. >> i stepped right outside the door, opened my squad door, stepped outside and the door comes up and the frame of the car and the frame of the door. >> that's when he
. >> a baltimore county teenager shot on the first day of school is home from the hospital. daniel was shot in the back and police say fellow students fired at random in the cafeteria. he is charged as an adult. >>> new details tonight in last month's deadly shooting at the temple in wisconsin. police released dash cam video of the shooting rampage, showing the courageous action of the officer who helped stop that gunman. here's more. >> oak creek police officers rush to...
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one last stop that takes us north of baltimore where we continue to see some showers and thunderstorms tonight. thief h as much as 2 1/2 inches of rain there -- they've had as much as 2 1/2 inches of rain there in central baltimore county and earlier they had a flash flood warning. workweek weather is coming up. >>> a developing story in maryland where searchers will resume looking for a missing boater tomorrow. the coastguard was contacted around 12:30 this afternoon after a man and woman fell overboard in bayside beach. the woman was found. the man is missing. natural resources police and anne arundel county police are helping with the search. >>> the democrats are in charlotte, north carolina, tonight preparing to kick off the democratic national convention. fox 5's tom fitzgerald joins us with some of the finishing touches being put in place to president's big week. >> that's right, shawn. the olympics posts both of these conventions together later than usual, so the calendar is compressed and democrats tonight are getting ready to meet in charlotte just a few days after republican
one last stop that takes us north of baltimore where we continue to see some showers and thunderstorms tonight. thief h as much as 2 1/2 inches of rain there -- they've had as much as 2 1/2 inches of rain there in central baltimore county and earlier they had a flash flood warning. workweek weather is coming up. >>> a developing story in maryland where searchers will resume looking for a missing boater tomorrow. the coastguard was contacted around 12:30 this afternoon after a man and...
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police say someone shot 51-year-old peter marbet outside his house in baltimore monday night. police say he was confronted as he got out of his car. marbet worked with nih at clinicaltrials.gov and taught at the university of maryland. >>> this morning a for sale sign is raising new questions about whether congressman jesse jackson jr. will return to work. according to a number of real estate websites, his four bedroom dupont circle home has been on the market for two weeks. jackson was admitted to the mayo clinic in late july to be treated for bipolar disorder. he returned to his home the day before it was apparently listed for sale. >>> myanmar leader aung san suu kyi will receive the congressional gold medal. she was actually awarded the medal in 2008 when she was under house arrest. myanmar's leaders kept her under house arrest for two decades. her trip will last two weeks. she began her historic trip here yesterday by meeting with secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> the national zoo's newest addition has been hard to see, but, boy, does that panda cub have a set of lu
police say someone shot 51-year-old peter marbet outside his house in baltimore monday night. police say he was confronted as he got out of his car. marbet worked with nih at clinicaltrials.gov and taught at the university of maryland. >>> this morning a for sale sign is raising new questions about whether congressman jesse jackson jr. will return to work. according to a number of real estate websites, his four bedroom dupont circle home has been on the market for two weeks. jackson...
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that was kind of scaring the people in baltimore city. and fort mchenry was the only thing standing in between the british ships and baltimore city. >> can you describe fort mchenry to us? >> absolutely. from the air, the fort looks like a giant star. it has points on it called "bastions" so that the cannons can have crossfire all the way around the fort. and fort mchenry is named for james mchenry. he was the secretary of war at the time fort mchenry was being built. >> we are standing on the parade ground. this grassy area is where troops would muster for various ceremonies, such as inspection, morning parade, and whatnot. around us are the barracks. they would have been -- back in 1814, they would have been one story. the second story was added in 1829. the fort as you see it now, in general, looks more like it would have done in the civil war. >> the american general in charge of the fort wanted to show the british that we weren't afraid. so, he sent word here, to the home of mary pickersgill. mary was a well-known flag maker. so, mar
that was kind of scaring the people in baltimore city. and fort mchenry was the only thing standing in between the british ships and baltimore city. >> can you describe fort mchenry to us? >> absolutely. from the air, the fort looks like a giant star. it has points on it called "bastions" so that the cannons can have crossfire all the way around the fort. and fort mchenry is named for james mchenry. he was the secretary of war at the time fort mchenry was being built....
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there's your forecast. >>> we're following somewe breaking news'r right now out of baltimore. we understand there has been a shooting on the campus of morgue state july. -- morgan state university. the city police are confirming a man has been shot, a male hasa been shot on the morgan statean university campus.sity he was shot in the stomach and transported to the hospital. police and morgan statest university police are there on the scene.en one person shot on the campus and morgan state.mo we rare waiting to see if theth campus is on lock down. this is still a developing story, and we get moreg information. we will update you coming up onp the news at 6:00 p.m. >>> pace, with a look at the -- changes pace, in a week, robert griffin iii has not only sparked a nationwide craze, but he's taken some hardware.ha dave ross is here with the latest on rgiii and the skins, how did i do? >> i'll give you a solid 7. well, not bad, not bad for the first attempt. but what fia first week for robo given iii. today, he was named nfc offensive player of the week, and he started a trent trend
there's your forecast. >>> we're following somewe breaking news'r right now out of baltimore. we understand there has been a shooting on the campus of morgue state july. -- morgan state university. the city police are confirming a man has been shot, a male hasa been shot on the morgan statean university campus.sity he was shot in the stomach and transported to the hospital. police and morgan statest university police are there on the scene.en one person shot on the campus and morgan...
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. >>> we have some breaking news this morning from baltimore. former ravens owner art modell has died. he passed away early this morning after a brief hospital stay at johns hopkins. modell bought the cleveland browns in 1961 and moved the team to baltimore in 1996. that move made him a hero in charm city but it made him hated back in cleveland. maryland governor martin o'malley issued a statement that says in part, quote, art brought the game and spirit of football back to baltimore. he helped reinvigorate baltimoreans' sense of pride in their team and their city. art modell was 87 years old. >>> checking headlines now and beginning overseas, two american soldiers died in afghanistan yesterday when their army scout helicopter crashed in the eastern part of the nation. also the afghan defense ministry fired hundreds of afghan soldiers in an investigation into insider attacks against nato trainers following a rash of green on blue killings. afghanistan is reevaluating soldiers to stop the attacks. >>> hurricane isaac's aftermath is posing big pro
. >>> we have some breaking news this morning from baltimore. former ravens owner art modell has died. he passed away early this morning after a brief hospital stay at johns hopkins. modell bought the cleveland browns in 1961 and moved the team to baltimore in 1996. that move made him a hero in charm city but it made him hated back in cleveland. maryland governor martin o'malley issued a statement that says in part, quote, art brought the game and spirit of football back to baltimore....
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it's 78 now at d.c., 77 in baltimore, 82 quantico. we've got 72 at winchester, 73 martinsburg and 75 degrees this hour at hagerstown. this is that frontal system stalling out and then we'll see as we move into monday it's going to start to move north as a warm front. once again that's going to add to more instability in our atmosphere. showers and storms throughout the day tomorrow as well. it looks like we'll see a fair amount of activity into the late morning hours into the early afternoon and tomorrow i anticipate that we will end up seeing more widespread shower activity and storms than we have today. if you're heading out anywhere tomorrow, be aware of that. it looks like this will stick around through at least until wednesday before we start to get much of a break. in the tropics still keeping an eye on tropical storm leslie. it's expected to become a hurricane, but expected to take a path close straight through to bermuda not really affect anywhere along the u.s. coastline, but we'll keep a close eye on it. by the early part of
it's 78 now at d.c., 77 in baltimore, 82 quantico. we've got 72 at winchester, 73 martinsburg and 75 degrees this hour at hagerstown. this is that frontal system stalling out and then we'll see as we move into monday it's going to start to move north as a warm front. once again that's going to add to more instability in our atmosphere. showers and storms throughout the day tomorrow as well. it looks like we'll see a fair amount of activity into the late morning hours into the early afternoon...
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the trip leaving baltimore down toward the capital beltway. here you are near 212, no issues for you. no accidents or incidents to report. in howard county we did have a road closure. that's because of a fire at mel's liquor store. crews have blocked off the road for several hours. >>> let's move along to traffic land. outer loop and new hampshire avenue, nobody out there. no delays. things also looking good on the beltway in prince georges county. we had an earlier wreck westbound between 123 and route 50 but that's cleared out of the way. 95 and 395 no worries for you. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. allison. >> thanks. the big story more severe flooding in a dc neighborhood. residents have been hit four times since july. live in the blooming dale area with the latest on what is an on going problem. we just feel for those folks. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. hardship for a lot of the people in this neighborhood cleaning up not once but four times as you mentioned over the last few months. they are watching that rain
the trip leaving baltimore down toward the capital beltway. here you are near 212, no issues for you. no accidents or incidents to report. in howard county we did have a road closure. that's because of a fire at mel's liquor store. crews have blocked off the road for several hours. >>> let's move along to traffic land. outer loop and new hampshire avenue, nobody out there. no delays. things also looking good on the beltway in prince georges county. we had an earlier wreck westbound...
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a frustrated patriots fan took the loss to baltimore sunday night a little far. she tweeted that smith should call his brother and tell him about the win and ended with the #toosoon. smith dedicated that game to his younger brother tevin jones who died in a crash on saturday. he was arguably the player of the game with two touchdowns. the tweet has been removed. >>> china is taking a major step toward becoming a naval super power. the country announced its first aircraft carrier has entered service. china has not said what it plans on doing with the ship other than protecting the country's coastline. the ship won't be able to carry a full load of planes and won't be ready for some time. >>> fishing boats in the china sea. they forced the groups to turn away. this happened near a group of rocky islands that japan claims as their own but taiwan and china claim as theirs. the islands are fishing grounds that could have huge gas reserves. >>> the u.s. and egypt are trying to repair relations after the attack on the u.s. embassy in cairo. secretary of state hillary cl
a frustrated patriots fan took the loss to baltimore sunday night a little far. she tweeted that smith should call his brother and tell him about the win and ended with the #toosoon. smith dedicated that game to his younger brother tevin jones who died in a crash on saturday. he was arguably the player of the game with two touchdowns. the tweet has been removed. >>> china is taking a major step toward becoming a naval super power. the country announced its first aircraft carrier has...
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here's a look at your current temperatures, 76 at reagan national airport. 74 at baltimore. 77 in annapolis. 72 fredericksburg to the south. 76 at dulles. 73 at culpeper. fairly mild. looking for a high of 90 degrees today. a very light southerly wind from 5 to 10 miles per hour. mostly sunny skies. we do have a slight chance, maybe around the 4:00, 5:00 of a light passing shower. we'll watch that. overall, mainly dry conditions across the entire region. the weekend, some changes are coming. talking about a wet saturday, but not a weekend washout. i think you'll be happy to see what we've got going on at the end of the weekend. and as well, that all important seven-day forecast. i'll have all the details in a little bit. back to you. >>> thank you. president barack obama asked the nation to trust him with a second term. he wrapped up the democratic national convention in charlotte last night. >> president obama told the delegates in the hall and the nation watching at home that the nation has a fundamental choice in november. nicole collins is live with the top story. >> reporter: good morn
here's a look at your current temperatures, 76 at reagan national airport. 74 at baltimore. 77 in annapolis. 72 fredericksburg to the south. 76 at dulles. 73 at culpeper. fairly mild. looking for a high of 90 degrees today. a very light southerly wind from 5 to 10 miles per hour. mostly sunny skies. we do have a slight chance, maybe around the 4:00, 5:00 of a light passing shower. we'll watch that. overall, mainly dry conditions across the entire region. the weekend, some changes are coming....
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. >>> the baltimore area teen who police say shot a classmate on the first day of school is being charged as an adult. a grand jury indicted 15-year- old robert gladden on 29 counts of attempted murder, first degree assault and reckless endangerment. prosecutors say gladden fired two rounds from a shotgun he took to perry hall high school and critically wounded 17-year- old daniel borowy. his father says his son is recovering. >>> no easy day, the book that chronicles the raid that killed osama bin laden hit store she feels today, not without controversy and possible -- shelves today not without controversy and possible punishment for the former navy seal who wrote it. the pentagon says the book contains classified information and may file charges against the book's author. he recently gave an interview to 60 minutes that was posted on its website in which his voice was altered and his identity disguised. he explained the seals were told to capture osama bin laden if they could. >> this was absolutely not a kill only mission. it was made very clear to us throughout our training for that t
. >>> the baltimore area teen who police say shot a classmate on the first day of school is being charged as an adult. a grand jury indicted 15-year- old robert gladden on 29 counts of attempted murder, first degree assault and reckless endangerment. prosecutors say gladden fired two rounds from a shotgun he took to perry hall high school and critically wounded 17-year- old daniel borowy. his father says his son is recovering. >>> no easy day, the book that chronicles the raid...
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cincinnati had no answer to baltimore's offense. ravens went on to win 44-13. >>> the it is the moment all techies have been waiting for. apple is up anded to unveil iphone five tomorrow. >> with that comes the inevitable question, what to do with your old iphone. doug evans has the story now. >> reporter: the value of your used iphone depends a lot on what kind of condition it is in. as long as the screen is free of scratches, the back can have a few but no water damage. >> people want to know is it safe to sell your phone? >> it is safe to sell your phone. i would recommend that you take the sim card out because that holds your credit card information, your account information. >> reporter: verizon and sprint customers would have to take the phone into the store and have them deactivate the sim card. you can use gazelle.com to sell your iphone. if you go for a quick sale on the internet, you are not going to get full value inform you sell it yourself on actual zone or e-bay, you are more likely to get top end of your phone's value
cincinnati had no answer to baltimore's offense. ravens went on to win 44-13. >>> the it is the moment all techies have been waiting for. apple is up anded to unveil iphone five tomorrow. >> with that comes the inevitable question, what to do with your old iphone. doug evans has the story now. >> reporter: the value of your used iphone depends a lot on what kind of condition it is in. as long as the screen is free of scratches, the back can have a few but no water damage....
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baltimore at 60-degree as well. hagerstown at 56 and martinsburg at 59. -- ball at 60 degrees as well. it will be sunny and windy. we are expecting wind to pick up from the northwest and gusting to about 25 miles per hour into the course of the afternoon. by tonight, clear skies. it will be cool, 55 degrees in the city and the low 50s in the suburbs. so for today, very nice weather. it will be absolutely fabulous. the week is looking absolutely great too. we've got plenty of sunshine ahead that you can look forward to with some cooler, comfortable days. >> all right. beautiful. >> yes. julie wright, are you enjoying these temperatures right now? >> she's cold. >> yeah. i didn't have the seat warmers on in the car on the drive in this morning. >> not yet. >> not yet. it's coming, honey. on the roads, southbound 270 not looking too bad as you travel south of 109. the lanes are open continuing out toward the truck scales. in virginia, we still haveling aring construction in place until about 6:00 this morning. that wil
baltimore at 60-degree as well. hagerstown at 56 and martinsburg at 59. -- ball at 60 degrees as well. it will be sunny and windy. we are expecting wind to pick up from the northwest and gusting to about 25 miles per hour into the course of the afternoon. by tonight, clear skies. it will be cool, 55 degrees in the city and the low 50s in the suburbs. so for today, very nice weather. it will be absolutely fabulous. the week is looking absolutely great too. we've got plenty of sunshine ahead that...
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. >>> the baltimore county teenager shot on the first day of school is now home from the hospital. police say a fellow student, robert gladden, fired randomly in the cafeteria at perry hall high school. >>> coming up tonight, a child deemed too big to play gets a chance. >> he is 12. you have got to hear how big he is. >>> plus, you know this guy, randy jackson. he's fought leave 2:00 judge's table on "american idol" after all. all the details coming up. >> and get ready for another night of cool temperatures. gary is back with your forecast. [ female announcer ] you want family dinner to be special. dad, we want pizza. you guys said tacos. [ female announcer ] it doesn't always work out that way. you know what? we're spending too much money on eating out anyway. honey, come look at this. [ female announcer ] my money map from wells fargo is a free online tool that helps you track your spending. so instead of having to deal with a tight budget, you could have a tighter family. ♪ wells fargo. together we'll go far. >>> the nats are doing something in september they have not done s
. >>> the baltimore county teenager shot on the first day of school is now home from the hospital. police say a fellow student, robert gladden, fired randomly in the cafeteria at perry hall high school. >>> coming up tonight, a child deemed too big to play gets a chance. >> he is 12. you have got to hear how big he is. >>> plus, you know this guy, randy jackson. he's fought leave 2:00 judge's table on "american idol" after all. all the details coming...
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baltimore." art modell was 87 years old. >>> well, the nats' bats have come to life. >> boy, have they. >> really. >> still ahead at 8:00, wait until you hear how many home runs the home team hammered in the last two nights combined. >> plus, the first lady versus ann romney by the numbers. we are going to tell you who came out on top when it comes to tvs tuned in. >> the most popular man in the democratic party goes to bat for president obama. i'm nicole collins at the democratic national convention in charlotte. the details are straight ahead. henson, big day -- we're gonna fly to jersey, then mexico, china and france. you're going to travel through so many time zones, you're going to have jet lag for months. now sink your teeth into that big n' toasted if you're ready to soar. good. exits are here, here, and here. a big day calls for the big n' toasted breakfast sandwich, with fried eggs, cherrywood smoked bacon, and cheese, stacked high on texas toast. grab yours at dunkin' donuts. it's a bre
baltimore." art modell was 87 years old. >>> well, the nats' bats have come to life. >> boy, have they. >> really. >> still ahead at 8:00, wait until you hear how many home runs the home team hammered in the last two nights combined. >> plus, the first lady versus ann romney by the numbers. we are going to tell you who came out on top when it comes to tvs tuned in. >> the most popular man in the democratic party goes to bat for president obama. i'm...
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. >>> the maryland public service commission is holding a hearing in baltimore today to discuss how power companies handled the widespread outages from june's derecho. at 10 a.m. officials will meet with representatives from five companies including pepco and bge. the storm left hundreds of thousands of people in the dark. it took days to get all the power restored. >>> tonight, angry drivers will have one time chance to sound off about the proposed dulles toll road rate hikes. it will be the third opportunity in a series of scheduled public hearings. the airport authority's plan would double toll prices by 2015 in order to pay for the silver line metro to dulles. the meeting is at springhill elementary school in mcclain beginning at 5:00. >>> in just about an hour, the washington national cathedral will be holding a memorial service in honor of astronaut neil armstrong. the first man on the moon passed away last month at the age of 82. michael collins the apollo 11 command module pilot and eugene certain anyone the apollo 17 mission commander and the last man to walk on the moon are sche
. >>> the maryland public service commission is holding a hearing in baltimore today to discuss how power companies handled the widespread outages from june's derecho. at 10 a.m. officials will meet with representatives from five companies including pepco and bge. the storm left hundreds of thousands of people in the dark. it took days to get all the power restored. >>> tonight, angry drivers will have one time chance to sound off about the proposed dulles toll road rate...
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that's the same at annapolis. 57 in baltimore, 53 at dulles, 51 at martinsburg. so for today, by midday, talking 75 degrees. very nice and comfortable into the course of the afternoon. our daytime high will be around 79. very slight chance that areas near southern maryland and southern virginia could see a little light shower, but other than that, we're talking sunshine. >> we like it, gwen. like it when you get to be the bearer of good news! >> i like it, too. >>> a review and preview of this weekend's movies. kevin mccarthy is up next, after his trip to the second biggest international film festival. actor jake gyllenhaal talks to us. and what is bill murray doing to our film reviewer? why kevin says he's never washing that part of his jacket again, after the break. when you first got internet at home you probably had one thing online. but today, everything's online. in a few years, the number of devices in your home will double and what we are doing online takes internet speed, not every network can handle it, verizon fios is 100% fiber optic so it's faster an
that's the same at annapolis. 57 in baltimore, 53 at dulles, 51 at martinsburg. so for today, by midday, talking 75 degrees. very nice and comfortable into the course of the afternoon. our daytime high will be around 79. very slight chance that areas near southern maryland and southern virginia could see a little light shower, but other than that, we're talking sunshine. >> we like it, gwen. like it when you get to be the bearer of good news! >> i like it, too. >>> a review...
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cincinnati had no answer to baltimore's new no huddle offense. joe flako through for 299 yards and two touchdowns. ravens win 44-13. >> ravens are my favorite team as well. >>> the redskins fans are still on cloud nine following the team's upset of the new orleans saints. they're my -- you get the point. sunday, rookie morris was given the start over evan roister and roy helu. he carried the ball 2 time for 96 yards. he rushed for two touchdowns even though the rookie has used the underdog role as most ration through outthe proshen, he is confident in his abilities. >> what if someone starts losing? >> i'm i know my work ethic and i'm going to go out there and get it done. as long as i leave it on the field at the end of the day, i'm happy with myself. i'm ecstatic for the team because we came out way awin against this caliber of a team is great. >> alfred right now is our starting running back. i thought he did a very good job. he had two or three runs in that that a lot of people can't
cincinnati had no answer to baltimore's new no huddle offense. joe flako through for 299 yards and two touchdowns. ravens win 44-13. >> ravens are my favorite team as well. >>> the redskins fans are still on cloud nine following the team's upset of the new orleans saints. they're my -- you get the point. sunday, rookie morris was given the start over evan roister and roy helu. he carried the ball 2 time for 96 yards. he rushed for two touchdowns even though the rookie has used...
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a fan took a close loss to baltimore too far. she said that smith should call his brother to tell him about the win and ended with #toosoon. smith dedicated the game to his brother tevin he was killed in a motorcycle saturday. he was arguably the player of the game with two touchdowns. the tweet has been removed. yeah, too soon is right. >>> the army corps of engineers is not liable for billions of dollars of damage hurricane katrina caused. the three-judge panel threw out a ruling that the corps should be held responsible for damaged property that they blame on its maintenance of a new orleans shipping channel. the corps of engineers is immune from lawsuits under what's called the federal tort claims act. >>> this wildfire in southern california is now deadly. firefighters found the man's body inside a burned home near the mexican border. they say he ignored evacuation orders. neighbors say the man was 82 years old and only had one leg. the wildfire has destroyed at least 30 homes, hundreds of others in jeopardy. >>> officers ge
a fan took a close loss to baltimore too far. she said that smith should call his brother to tell him about the win and ended with #toosoon. smith dedicated the game to his brother tevin he was killed in a motorcycle saturday. he was arguably the player of the game with two touchdowns. the tweet has been removed. yeah, too soon is right. >>> the army corps of engineers is not liable for billions of dollars of damage hurricane katrina caused. the three-judge panel threw out a ruling...
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some refs went back to work as soon as there was a tentative deal thursday in baltimore ending three weeks of complaints from players, coaches, fans, even president obama and governor romney. thousands of conservative christians gathered on philadelphia's independence mall for a nonpartisan rally to pray for the future of the nation. a with a little more than five weeks to the presidential elections, they urged those in attendance to pray for the political candidates and vote. >>> former "new york times" publisher arthur sulz berger is being celebrated as a first amendment giant. sulzberger who led "the times" died saturday at his home in southampton, new york, after a long illness. he was 86. >>> and wedding bells have chimed for actress ann hathaway. she married filmmaker adam shulman on the california coast saturday night in front of 180 casts. hathaway is 29. shulman is 31. they dated four years before becoming engaged last november. that's the news. now back over to jenna and dylan. >>> thank you very much. very nice story. congratulations to them. dylan dreyer is here with a ch
some refs went back to work as soon as there was a tentative deal thursday in baltimore ending three weeks of complaints from players, coaches, fans, even president obama and governor romney. thousands of conservative christians gathered on philadelphia's independence mall for a nonpartisan rally to pray for the future of the nation. a with a little more than five weeks to the presidential elections, they urged those in attendance to pray for the political candidates and vote. >>>...
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still a few showers pushing up into baltimore and north up 83. then a lot of shower activity to the north and east. what will happen today is the focal point for most of the showers will be off to our north and east. can see the heavy rain into southern pennsylvania and central new jersey. i don't think we'll be the main feature -- our main feature won't be showers and thunderstorms. but we will be locked in the cloud cover. the ever-present possibility of that showers and storms could develop at any point in a very unstaicial atmosphere. you have to be ready for that potential later today. a warm front fridaying to work through here will bring rain not only to the washington area but to much of the eastern seaboard here for another couple of days and then finally, finally, we'll kick this whole very wet air mass out of here as we get into the end of the week. showers and storms likely again today. not going to rain all day but they could pop up at any point. temperatures get close to 90 by wednesday and thursday. we'll gradually dry out and by f
still a few showers pushing up into baltimore and north up 83. then a lot of shower activity to the north and east. what will happen today is the focal point for most of the showers will be off to our north and east. can see the heavy rain into southern pennsylvania and central new jersey. i don't think we'll be the main feature -- our main feature won't be showers and thunderstorms. but we will be locked in the cloud cover. the ever-present possibility of that showers and storms could develop...
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we are starting out this morning with temperatures at 73 in annapolis. 69 at baltimore. 73 at quantico. d.c. is at 72. 66 in martinsburg and 67 degrees at dulles. so overall, it will be fairly nice today. mostly sunny. we are looking at 90 degrees. winds from uth the soat five to 10 miles per hour. one our models wants to bring us a little light shower between the 4:00 and 6:00 hour to our northwest. then we'll keep an eye on that. so far, i think it is looking pretty good but a wet saturday. guess what. it is not a weekend washout. so we'll have some changing conditions for you then and wait until you see the full seven-day forecast. i think some of our views are might like that. >> i hope so. i'm banking on that seven-day forecast because it has been so rainy. >> we do great with deposits. you just keep doing that. >> all right, james wright. what is happening on the roads this morning. >> we do have some problems to report. let's start off with metrorail and then we'll get to the crew in sky fox. if you are traveling metro's orange line, this is where we had problems with the disabl
we are starting out this morning with temperatures at 73 in annapolis. 69 at baltimore. 73 at quantico. d.c. is at 72. 66 in martinsburg and 67 degrees at dulles. so overall, it will be fairly nice today. mostly sunny. we are looking at 90 degrees. winds from uth the soat five to 10 miles per hour. one our models wants to bring us a little light shower between the 4:00 and 6:00 hour to our northwest. then we'll keep an eye on that. so far, i think it is looking pretty good but a wet saturday....
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love was from suburban baltimore and was also a lacrosse player. attorneys for hughley didn't reveal the basis of their appeal this time, but last month the judge rejected several defense claims when hughley was asking for a new trial. >>> a transgendered woman was robbed and sexually assaulted in d.c. now police are looking for her attacker. he struck about 4:45 sunday morning while the victim was walking along 51st street northeast. police say the man hit the victim and sexually assaulted her at knifepoint and stole her purse. >>> the d.c. police union is criticizing a move that would replace 80 uniformed officers with civilians in the department's crime scene branch. chief katherine lanier says the move is a reaction to changing technology and the need for more officers on the street. tom sherwood here now with more on what the chief says the way of the future. >> reporter: jim, there is a lot of new technology and new ways of doing things. police chief kathy lanier is shifting 80 uniformed officers from crime scene analysis, replacing them with
love was from suburban baltimore and was also a lacrosse player. attorneys for hughley didn't reveal the basis of their appeal this time, but last month the judge rejected several defense claims when hughley was asking for a new trial. >>> a transgendered woman was robbed and sexually assaulted in d.c. now police are looking for her attacker. he struck about 4:45 sunday morning while the victim was walking along 51st street northeast. police say the man hit the victim and sexually...
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down on the field and bobby, tony and mike florio will break it boun and we look ahead to next week in baltimore. 1:58. third and four. obviously, in a four-down situation here for stafford. detroit down by 15. they rush four. the pass is not caught at the 27 yard line. brandon pettigrew covered by patrick willis and the lions will have a fourth down and four. >> cris: we talked how figure it was to have middle linebackers to play one-on-one coverage against good receiving tight ends by brandon pettigrew and leave him on the field and impossible to run against them. a dynamic duo inside for the 49ers. >> al: last gasp for the lions. they keep it alive with johnson breaking a tackle and then tag the ball down to the 9 yard line to set up a first and goal. got away from whitner. the lions with first and goal at the 9 yard line and they will spend their final finalout. >> cris: they are like a start of a double play for matthew stafford from the shortstop position. first of all, you get calvin johnson coming across here and that was a deadly pick across the middle and should have been called as a p
down on the field and bobby, tony and mike florio will break it boun and we look ahead to next week in baltimore. 1:58. third and four. obviously, in a four-down situation here for stafford. detroit down by 15. they rush four. the pass is not caught at the 27 yard line. brandon pettigrew covered by patrick willis and the lions will have a fourth down and four. >> cris: we talked how figure it was to have middle linebackers to play one-on-one coverage against good receiving tight ends by...
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when the yankees look in the rear view, there's baltimore only two games behind for first place. it's september, and this is kind of crazy. >>> can you believe we're talking football season? in 6 games rgiii and the boys going down for the season opener. who knows what's going to happen. we all have our theories. we have three guys. you like him as a starter? >> i'm going to go with him. what you see is youth. coming out of nebraska. really good wednesday night . we were there score. so i guess if you've got 3, you are hoping to get one to emerge out of the three. you have a look on your face. >> that romantic congratulations those two gentleman. lifted them up for a moment. >> you kind of jump up to make it a little easier. >> looks like something different is all i'm saying. >> moving right along. this is andy rodick the american who says he's retiring after this u.s. open. they like him in new york city. and liked him when he did this. trying to get back to the jimmy conner day. >> let me try this move cause i'm fancy. >> he advances to the fourth round. you are killing me tod
when the yankees look in the rear view, there's baltimore only two games behind for first place. it's september, and this is kind of crazy. >>> can you believe we're talking football season? in 6 games rgiii and the boys going down for the season opener. who knows what's going to happen. we all have our theories. we have three guys. you like him as a starter? >> i'm going to go with him. what you see is youth. coming out of nebraska. really good wednesday night . we were there...
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both clear from the baltimore beltway to the capital beltway. making the trip on 50, you're clear as well. as you make your way past 410 heading toward new york avenue, no accidents in either direction. back over to you. >>> it's now 5:41. we've been bombarded with ads for both for and against a new casino in maryland. now we're getting our first look at what voters think. >>> and talk about an amazing milestone. milestone. we'll introduce you to ae. the middle class, who move our country forward. work hard. raise families. and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 dollars. while giving a tax break of $250,000 dollars to multi-millionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> you're watching news4 today. >>> police say they are closer to making arrests in two separate cases of teens being killed this prince george's county
both clear from the baltimore beltway to the capital beltway. making the trip on 50, you're clear as well. as you make your way past 410 heading toward new york avenue, no accidents in either direction. back over to you. >>> it's now 5:41. we've been bombarded with ads for both for and against a new casino in maryland. now we're getting our first look at what voters think. >>> and talk about an amazing milestone. milestone. we'll introduce you to ae. the middle class, who move...
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most of those quickly moved off to the east and there is one right here along i-95 between baltimore and aberdeen and the heaviest of the stuff has been well to the northeast of us and there is that frontal system up there and that is more active. we go to temperatures right now and it's been hot today with the sunshine. we have cooled off a little bit and we're down to 85 degrees. monasses, 84; frederick, 82; dulles, 86. the dew points, we have been talking about them the last few days and they have been up to 70 and beyond. it's just oppressive and this afternoon, we have the dew point here in the city of 74 degrees and that is very muggy out there. everybody that you see in the area here, coming in at least 70 degrees plus with the exception of leonardtown at 68, and that that is what influences the heat index value and feels like lower 90s out there for everybody. so that the 7 degrees difference in the field-like temperature here in the city and more than that in other places out there. fredericksburg and that is feeling like 92 and this is the forecast for this evening. the sho
most of those quickly moved off to the east and there is one right here along i-95 between baltimore and aberdeen and the heaviest of the stuff has been well to the northeast of us and there is that frontal system up there and that is more active. we go to temperatures right now and it's been hot today with the sunshine. we have cooled off a little bit and we're down to 85 degrees. monasses, 84; frederick, 82; dulles, 86. the dew points, we have been talking about them the last few days and...
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in 1832, the first dnc was held in a baltimore saloon. a hundred years later, franklin delano roosevelt was the first major party candidate to accept the nomination in person. in 1940, fdr's wife eleanor was the first woman to address a national political convention. in 1984, geraldine ferraro was the first woman placed on the national ticket by a major party. in 2000, the first jewish candidate. and this year, the first hispanic to deliver the keynote address at the dnc. preparations for the four-day convention have been under way for months. the time warner arena is going through a $7 million renovation. 400 seats will be temporarily removed to make room for the stage, podium, and of course television cameras. >> from day one, all of our efforts, from format to funding, have maintained a singular focus, to put on the most open and accessible convention in history. >> reporter: mayor anthony fox hopes the convention will showcase what the queen city has to offer. >> the convention will beincredh carolina to demonstrate that we are a dyna
in 1832, the first dnc was held in a baltimore saloon. a hundred years later, franklin delano roosevelt was the first major party candidate to accept the nomination in person. in 1940, fdr's wife eleanor was the first woman to address a national political convention. in 1984, geraldine ferraro was the first woman placed on the national ticket by a major party. in 2000, the first jewish candidate. and this year, the first hispanic to deliver the keynote address at the dnc. preparations for the...
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available. . >>> making headlines, a gun locks down a baltimore county school. parents removed children early from the school yesterday afternoon after reports of an incident involving a gun. now, no one was hurt but officials locked down the school after a student brought a gun to class yesterday morning. police searched the building but students were not dismissed early. >>> some items that police say were likely looted from the world trade center rubble after the 9-11 attacks have turned up in michigan. owner of the smoky mountain tobacco shop in hasting found a small box in the store when he took over the property this year. side, he found some cash and i. d. s and business cards. police have matched about 10 of the name to the list of nope survivors. there are two or three that are not on either a list of survivors or of those killed. officers are working to return the items to their owners now. >>> a bullied school bus monitor has finally collected a huge check. more than 30,000 people donated money to careen klein after she was bullied. she will use the $
available. . >>> making headlines, a gun locks down a baltimore county school. parents removed children early from the school yesterday afternoon after reports of an incident involving a gun. now, no one was hurt but officials locked down the school after a student brought a gun to class yesterday morning. police searched the building but students were not dismissed early. >>> some items that police say were likely looted from the world trade center rubble after the 9-11...
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even the baltimore defense got in on it on this offensive explosion. that is ed reed, my favorite football player, sarah. he returned it for 34 yards for i atouchdown. ravens go on to rout cincinnati 44-13. >>> the nats in new york to face the mets. ryan zimmerman blasts one to center field for the two-run homer to go up by three. gio gonzalez notched his 19th victory. the nats win and now have the lead over the braves. that is the morning line. >>> eleven years later, nation pauses once again to remember the victims of the september 11th terror attacks. we are headed for new york city for a look at what is planned today for a look 9-11 memorial and ground zero. both presidential candidate are taking a break from the campaign trail today. we'll have more after this. hi there. chase freedom is offering 5% cash back at gas stations this quarter. wow, thanks! beep. beep. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom. >>> continuing our coverage of the 9-11 attacks on this 11th anniversary. besides all the events here in our area, there are ceremonies th
even the baltimore defense got in on it on this offensive explosion. that is ed reed, my favorite football player, sarah. he returned it for 34 yards for i atouchdown. ravens go on to rout cincinnati 44-13. >>> the nats in new york to face the mets. ryan zimmerman blasts one to center field for the two-run homer to go up by three. gio gonzalez notched his 19th victory. the nats win and now have the lead over the braves. that is the morning line. >>> eleven years later, nation...
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cumberland, we expect you to come in at 47 degrees and baltimore and annapolis in the low 50s overnight. of course we are being ruled by high pressure. it's hard to find a cloud around. just a couple high, thin clouds. slowly starts to make its way to the coast and as it does that, we get more of a south wind and that begins the process of warming us up a little bit. a bit above average. average is 81 degrees. check out the future cast as we go forward in time. showing you the high pressure dominating, which we can see. wednesday, tomorrow night, we'll have a couple showers showing up through the midwest. as we run this all the way out to thursday, still lots of sunshine for us, not much in the way of cloud cover, but watch what happens as this line tries to get closer on friday evening. it really breaks up. maybe we get a couple showers out of that on saturday and some of the moisture down to our south. a break on sunday and maybe a few more showers on monday, tuesday. your fox 5 seven-day forecast, a nice run with a couple showers possible on saturday. dry air for sunday and a little
cumberland, we expect you to come in at 47 degrees and baltimore and annapolis in the low 50s overnight. of course we are being ruled by high pressure. it's hard to find a cloud around. just a couple high, thin clouds. slowly starts to make its way to the coast and as it does that, we get more of a south wind and that begins the process of warming us up a little bit. a bit above average. average is 81 degrees. check out the future cast as we go forward in time. showing you the high pressure...
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. >> and we have had delays southbound on the baltimore washington parkway. our friend sandy is checking in here headed from the veteran's parkway and heading southbound. heading past prince georges hospital. and thank you very much, scorpio, 767 fridge -- 767 for checking in here and continuing to pennsylvania avenue, and of course, inbound new york avenue below speed here as well and this is bandit, who checked in with the delay at a complete standstill across the anacostia and to the traffic light at bladensberg road and southbound along 270 and with lanes open. you will find yourself below speed as you continue to work your trip out of germantown and to the split. that is a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. more of the fox 5 morning news after the break. that fridge in your kitchen may have crossed this bridge. your new car probably rode these rails. that shipment you just received was tracked by satellite. we build and maintain. we invest and innovate. so we can deliver what america needs. this year alone, freight rail companies plan t
. >> and we have had delays southbound on the baltimore washington parkway. our friend sandy is checking in here headed from the veteran's parkway and heading southbound. heading past prince georges hospital. and thank you very much, scorpio, 767 fridge -- 767 for checking in here and continuing to pennsylvania avenue, and of course, inbound new york avenue below speed here as well and this is bandit, who checked in with the delay at a complete standstill across the anacostia and to the...
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turns out it may have also been stolen from the baltimore museum of art back in 1951. that auction is now cancelled. >>> demonstrators are demanding fannie mae put an end to evictions from foreclosures. police arrested several protesters who blocked traffic on wisconsin avenue in front of fannie mae's headquarters yesterday. executives from the company later met with demonstrators. they say they're focused on helping homeowners who are struggling to hold on to their houses. >>> 5:35 now. a former manager at virginia rail way express faces up to ten years in prison on bribery charges. kevin pled guilty yesterday. the manager admitted he took a monthly bribe from a maintenance subcontractor for nearly a decade and received about $200,000. in return, he gave the contractor favorable evaluations that allowed him to keep the contract. court papers do not identify the other party involved. >>> thanks to a surprise and generous donation, nationals fans won't be stranded at the navy yard during the team's playoff run. metro announced it will extend hours for all postseason gam
turns out it may have also been stolen from the baltimore museum of art back in 1951. that auction is now cancelled. >>> demonstrators are demanding fannie mae put an end to evictions from foreclosures. police arrested several protesters who blocked traffic on wisconsin avenue in front of fannie mae's headquarters yesterday. executives from the company later met with demonstrators. they say they're focused on helping homeowners who are struggling to hold on to their houses....
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few areas of rain around the pennsylvania/maryland border, back towards frostberg and just north of baltimore. a lot of shower activity and some thunderstorm activity trying to make its way our way. but once again, most of this will stay to our north and west. i'll come back a little bit later on to talk about this unsettled pattern, what it means for you over the next couple of davis and what you can expect and when you may need that umbrella. >> all righty. >>> there is new help for residents who are looking to buy a home in d.c., or in prince george's county. it's called city lift. that's a program that kicked off today. qualifying buyers can get up to $20,000 for a down payment on a new home. and there's an educational element to this as well to teach people how to avoid foreclosure. this is a joint effort sponsored in part by the city and the county, and wells fargo bank, to help boost home ownership in this region. >>> if we can give a little extra boost to first-time home buyers or buyers ready to reenter the housing market, we can create a new generation of homeowners and kick start t
few areas of rain around the pennsylvania/maryland border, back towards frostberg and just north of baltimore. a lot of shower activity and some thunderstorm activity trying to make its way our way. but once again, most of this will stay to our north and west. i'll come back a little bit later on to talk about this unsettled pattern, what it means for you over the next couple of davis and what you can expect and when you may need that umbrella. >> all righty. >>> there is new...
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baltimore quarterback joe flacco certainly no hot-head. a man who usually speaks in measured tones, minced no words following the ravens one-point loss to the eagles. >> you know, they always talk about, you know, the nfl and everybody talks about the integrity of the game and things like that. i think this is kind of along those lines. you know, not to say these guys are doing a bad job, but, you know, the fact that we don't have the normal guys out there is pretty crazy. >> well, obviously, everybody wants the officials back. hopefully, it can happen in the near future. >> obviously, many in the league agree with mike shanahan. now to get the perspective of a former coach and a former player on these replacement officials, we will send it back to dan who is with tony and rodney once more in new york. dan? >> all right, bob. the biggest concern for you as a coach watching the first two weeks is what? >> well, it's the down field action between wide receivers and defensive backs before the ball is thrown. they are not used to calling illeg
baltimore quarterback joe flacco certainly no hot-head. a man who usually speaks in measured tones, minced no words following the ravens one-point loss to the eagles. >> you know, they always talk about, you know, the nfl and everybody talks about the integrity of the game and things like that. i think this is kind of along those lines. you know, not to say these guys are doing a bad job, but, you know, the fact that we don't have the normal guys out there is pretty crazy. >> well,...
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modell brought the cleveland browns to baltimore in 1996. art modell will be laid to rest on tuesday. >>> and we want to come back to gwen for one last check of your football weather for today! >> yes, we've got great weather for today. we'll actually have plenty of sunshine today, 77 degrees. a far cry from the 90s we were in yesterday before that front came through. that front is keeping us cool as we move through the week. here's a look at your weekday planner, early week planner. 76 on monday, 78 on tuesday. could be a little windy on monday, but other than that, we've got plenty of sunshine and keeping that right through the end of the week, melanie. >> we like it. thanks so much, gwen. >>> that does it for us this
modell brought the cleveland browns to baltimore in 1996. art modell will be laid to rest on tuesday. >>> and we want to come back to gwen for one last check of your football weather for today! >> yes, we've got great weather for today. we'll actually have plenty of sunshine today, 77 degrees. a far cry from the 90s we were in yesterday before that front came through. that front is keeping us cool as we move through the week. here's a look at your weekday planner, early week...
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it is out of here east of baltimore. and annapolis, maryland, right now, it continues to head off toward middletown up in areas of eastern maryland right now. until 10:00 a.m., there's a dense fog advisory again. that's what we're talking about for the next couple of hours. fog in fauquier county on west. the visibility there is down to about a half mile and below as you head toward areas of charlottesville. 7:00 a.m. fog, 8:00 a.m. fog. it will start to lift. a mixture of clouds and sunshine today. another mild day for us. this will be the last one for a while when i think we're going to get up to 80 degrees. 81 our high temperature for today. breaks in the cloud cover and then a chance of showers and even a few storms across southern maryland. after, i think, 3:00 today. danella? >> veronica, i'm checking breaking news on the road. as you make your way eastbound on the dulles toll road. all your lanes are blocked. actually, eastbound on the access road. the access lanes are blocked. this is past wiehle avenue. taking t
it is out of here east of baltimore. and annapolis, maryland, right now, it continues to head off toward middletown up in areas of eastern maryland right now. until 10:00 a.m., there's a dense fog advisory again. that's what we're talking about for the next couple of hours. fog in fauquier county on west. the visibility there is down to about a half mile and below as you head toward areas of charlottesville. 7:00 a.m. fog, 8:00 a.m. fog. it will start to lift. a mixture of clouds and sunshine...
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dulles, 66 and baltimore 68 degrees. the jet stream to the north allowing warm air to head in our way today. southerly air flow. winds light pushing in from the south. will set us up for a day where we expect to see temperatures into the low 90s pretty much everywhere. we'll see some high 80s in some of our neighborhoods. otherwise, not bad at all. not as humid as yesterday for our area. mostly sunny. futurecast wants to bring us a light passing shower between 4:00 and 6:00 today to our north-northwest. we'll watch that. otherwise, looking at mainly a dry day. the weekend isn't looking too bad either. i gave you a hint about sunday. >> very good. thank you. >> let's go to julie now, find out what's happening on the roads. >> happy friday. >> we're going to talk about some events happening tomorrow, as part of our hot lane project in virginia. it's where we find the crew in skyfox. they're above what will be the new ramp coming from the inbound stretch of the dulles toll road onto the beltway into the hot lane zone. that'
dulles, 66 and baltimore 68 degrees. the jet stream to the north allowing warm air to head in our way today. southerly air flow. winds light pushing in from the south. will set us up for a day where we expect to see temperatures into the low 90s pretty much everywhere. we'll see some high 80s in some of our neighborhoods. otherwise, not bad at all. not as humid as yesterday for our area. mostly sunny. futurecast wants to bring us a light passing shower between 4:00 and 6:00 today to our...
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stephanie gosk is at m & t stadium in baltimore this morning. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. standee ovations at this stadium are reserved for the home team, the baltimore ravens, the fans crazy about their team, but last night other pros took to the field that they were even happier to see. >> tipping their kips to the appreciative fans here at m & t bank stadium. >> reporter: nfl refs are used to boos and abuse. they aren't used to standing ovations, but thursday night in baltimore that's exactly what they got. >> we are excited to have the real refs back. >> tucker the kick. >> reporter: the first nfl game of the season to be refereed by full-time experienced officials. >> i think the players know. i think the coaches know, and we can all get back to concentrating on football. >> reporter: this season began with the lockout imposed by the league and a team of less experienced replacement refs. >> i mean, i'm sure the replacement refs are really nice people, and they tried their best, but they were in way over th
stephanie gosk is at m & t stadium in baltimore this morning. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. standee ovations at this stadium are reserved for the home team, the baltimore ravens, the fans crazy about their team, but last night other pros took to the field that they were even happier to see. >> tipping their kips to the appreciative fans here at m & t bank stadium. >> reporter: nfl refs are used to boos and abuse. they aren't used to...
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. >>> the 17-year-old perry hall high school student shot in baltimore on the first day of classes is finally home. daniel was released from the hospital yesterday after spending two weeks there recovering. police say daniel, who has down syndrome, was randomly hit by a bullet when another stunt opened fire in the cafeteria. the suspect, 15-year-old robert gladden, jr., is due in court for a bail review later this week. [ shots fired ] >>> we are now getting a look at some police dashcam video captured during a gunman's deadly shooting rampage at the sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin, last month. one angle shows lieutenant brian murphy approaching the scene. police now say he was shot 15 times by michael page, dressed in a white shirt, seen rushing toward murphy. but another officer sam lenda was able to distract the gunman. lenda and page exchanged gump, then page killed himself. lieutenant murphy has survived. he is recovering at home. >>> there is a new sentencing day for former d.c. council chairman kwame brown next week. a judge granted his lawyer's request for a delay. now he
. >>> the 17-year-old perry hall high school student shot in baltimore on the first day of classes is finally home. daniel was released from the hospital yesterday after spending two weeks there recovering. police say daniel, who has down syndrome, was randomly hit by a bullet when another stunt opened fire in the cafeteria. the suspect, 15-year-old robert gladden, jr., is due in court for a bail review later this week. [ shots fired ] >>> we are now getting a look at some...